high
- adj.高的;(离地面)很高的;中间的;高音的;高尚的;上层的;价值高的;超乎寻常的;海拔很高的;十分赞同的;开始变质的;含某物多;有某高度的;有醉意
- n.最高水平;（毒品引致的）快感;(某天、某星期等的)最高气温;反气旋;最大数量;高气压区;（用于中学校名）;极大欢乐
- adv.在高处;向高处;(成本、价值)高;(数量)大;音调高
highadj.
从底到顶 from bottom to top
高的
measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top
What's the highest mountain in the US?
美国哪座山最高？
The house has a high wall all the way round it.
这栋房子的四周围着高墙。
shoes with high heels
高跟鞋
He has a round face with a high forehead.
他圆脸，高额头。
有某高度的
used to talk about the distance that sth measures from the bottom to the top
How high is Mount Aconcagua?
阿空加瓜山有多高？
It's only a low wall─about a metre high.
那只不过是一堵矮墙——约一米高。
The grass was waist-high.
那片草齐腰高。
离地面远 far above ground
（离地面）很高的；海拔很高的
at a level which is a long way above the ground or above the level of the sea
a high branch/shelf/window
高处的树枝 / 搁板 / 窗
The rooms had high ceilings.
那些房间的天花板很高。
They were flying at high altitude.
他们正在高空飞行。
the grasslands of the high prairies
高地草原
超出常规 greater than normal
（数量、质量、体积或程度）高的，超乎寻常的
greater or better than normal in quantity or quality, size or degree
a high temperature/speed/price
高温 / 速 / 价
a high rate of inflation
高通货膨胀率
Demand is high at this time of year.
一年的这个时期需求很大。
a high level of pollution
严重的污染
a high standard of craftsmanship
高水平的手工艺
high-quality goods
优质商品
A high degree of accuracy is needed.
需要高度的准确性。
The tree blew over in the high winds .
树被大风刮倒了。
We had high hopes for the business (= we believed it would be successful) .
我们对这项生意寄予了很大希望。
The cost in terms of human life was high.
付出了很大的生命代价。
含量多 containing a lot
含某物多
containing a lot of a particular substance
foods which are high in fat
高脂肪食物
a high potassium content
高钾含量
a high-fat diet
高脂肪的饮食
等级；地位 rank/status
上层的；地位高的
near the top in rank or status
She has held high office under three prime ministers.
她曾在三任首相手下任过要职。
He has friends in high places (= among people of power and influence) .
他有位高权重的朋友。
有价值 valuable
价值高的
of great value
to play for high stakes
豪赌
My highest card is ten.
我最大的牌是十。
理想；准则 ideals/principles
高尚的；崇高的
morally good
a man of high ideals/principles
有崇高理想 / 道德准则的人
赞同 approving
十分赞同的；非常尊敬的
showing a lot of approval or respect for sb
She is held in very high regard by her colleagues.
她很受同事们的敬重。
You seem to have a high opinion of yourself!
你似乎自我评价很高嘛！
声音 sound
高音的
at the upper end of the range of sounds that humans can hear; not deep or low
She has a high voice.
她嗓音很尖。
That note is definitely too high for me.
那个音对我来说绝对太高了。
时段 of period of time
中间的；全盛的
used to describe the middle or the most attractive part of a period of time
high noon
正午
high summer
盛夏
食物 food
开始变质的；开始发馊的
beginning to go bad and having a strong smell
喝酒；吸毒 on alcohol/drugs
有醉意；表现兴奋
behaving in an excited way because of the effects of alcohol or drugs
语音学 phonetics
to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people
to enjoy yourself very much
behaving as though you think you are more important than other people
behaving in a very excited way because of being strongly affected by alcohol or drugs
in an angry or offended mood, and showing other people that you are angry
他愤怒地噔噔走出了屋子。
He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon.
despite any difficulties
我决心要去，无论有什么困难。
I was determined to go, come hell or high water.
to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents' side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better
of a high quality or degree; of the highest quality or greatest degree
这项工作要求高超的外交技巧。
The job requires diplomatic skills of a high order.
She was a snob of the first order.
她是天字第一号势利鬼。
the amount of attention sb/sth has from the public
近几个月来，这个议题一直是关注的焦点。
This issue has had a high profile in recent months.
I advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days (= not to attract attention) .
我建议她未来几天保持低姿态。
used to say that you think sb should do sth soon
你该打扫自己的房间了！
It's about time you cleaned your room!
noun
水平；数量 level/number
最高水平；最大数量
the highest level or number
Profits reached an all-time high last year.
去年的利润空前地高。
天气 weather
高气压区；反气旋
an area of high air pressure; an anticyclone
A high over southern Europe is bringing fine, sunny weather to all parts.
欧洲南部上空的高气压正给各地带来阳光灿烂的好天气。
（某天、某星期等的）最高气温
the highest temperature reached during a particular day, week, etc.
Highs today will be in the region of 25˚C.
今天的最高气温将为25摄氏度左右。
毒品引起 from drugs
（毒品引致的）快感
the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets after taking some types of drugs
The high lasted all night.
那种快感持续了一整夜。
来自成功 / 乐趣 from success/enjoyment
极大欢乐；极度高兴；乐不可支
the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets from doing sth enjoyable or being successful at sth
He was on a real high after winning the competition.
他赢了那场比赛后高兴极了。
the highs and lows of her acting career
她的演员生涯的大起大落
学校 school
（用于中学校名）
used in the name of a high school
He graduated from Little Rock High in 1982.
他1982年毕业于小石城中学。
adv.
远离地面 / 底部 far from ground/bottom
在高处；向高处；高
at or to a position or level that is a long way up from the ground or from the bottom
An eagle circled high overhead.
一只鹰在头顶上空盘旋。
I can't jump any higher.
我没法跳得更高了。
She never got very high in the company.
她在公司里从未坐到很高的位置。
His desk was piled high with papers.
他的桌子上摞着高高的一堆文件。
She's aiming high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams.
她期望考出优异成绩。
价值；数量 value/amount
（成本、价值）高；（数量）大
at or to a large cost, value or amount
Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.
预计今年的价格将涨得更高。
声音 sound
音调高
at a high pitch(3)
I can't sing that high.
我唱不了那么高的调子。
everywhere
我到处找我的钱包。
I've searched high and low for my purse.
to be strong and angry or excited
选举临近，大家情绪都很激动。
Feelings ran high as the election approached.
to be successful
to be proud of or not feel ashamed about sth that you have done
她勉力昂首挺胸，不理会人家的闲言碎语。
She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.
to be successful or very confident
High is used to talk about the measurement from the bottom to the top of something.亦可用high表示离地面的距离：
The fence is over five metres high.
这围栏有五米多高。
He has climbed some of the world’s highest mountains.
他攀登过几座世界最高峰。
How high was the plane when the engine failed?
发动机出故障时飞机离地面多高？
Tall is used instead of high to talk about people.建筑物用high或tall均可。
My brother’s much taller than me.
我哥哥比我高多了。
She ordered cold beer in a tall glass.
她叫了一杯高玻璃杯装的冰镇啤酒。
tall factory chimneys
工厂的高烟囱
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ADJ-GRADED 高的（不用于形容人或动植物）
Something that is high extends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright. You do not use high to describe people, animals, or plants....a house, with a high wall all around it...
四周围着高墙的房子
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形容人、动物或植物高时应该用tall。例如，She was rather tall for a woman（她在女人中已是相当高了）。tall 也可以用来形容摩天大楼等建筑物，以及其他高度远远超过宽度的物体。例如，tall pine trees（高挺的松树），a tall glass vase（一只高挑的玻璃花瓶）。
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ADJ 高度为…的;有…高的
You use high to talk or ask about how much something upright measures from the bottom to the top....an elegant bronze horse only nine inches high...
只有9英寸高的精致青铜马雕塑
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ADJ-GRADED （相对地面、海平面、其他人或物）高的
If something is high, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing.I looked down from the high window...
我从高高的窗口往下看。
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ADJ-GRADED （数量、程度、强度等）高的
You can use high to indicate that something is great in amount, degree, or intensity.The European country with the highest birth rate is Ireland...
人口出生率最高的欧洲国家是爱尔兰。
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ADJ-GRADED （食物等）含…高的，富含…的
If a food or other substance is high in a particular ingredient, it contains a large amount of that ingredient.Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food and thick pastry as these are high in fat.
不要吃太多浓酱汁、油炸食品和甜腻的油酥点心，因为这些食品的脂肪含量很高。
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N-COUNT 最高点;最高水平
If something reaches a high of a particular amount or degree, that is the greatest it has ever been.Traffic from Jordan to Iraq is down to a dozen loaded lorries a day, compared with a high of 200 a day...
现在从约旦到伊拉克一天只有十几辆装货的卡车通过，而最高峰时可达到一天200辆。
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ADJ-GRADED （重要性）高的;重要的
If you say that something is a high priority or is high on your list, you mean that you consider it to be one of the most important things you have to do or deal with.The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority...
工党尚未将该问题列为优先考虑的事项。
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ADJ-GRADED （地位、职位）高的，显赫的
Someone who is high in a particular profession or society, or has a high position, has a very important position and has great authority and influence.Was there anyone particularly high in the administration who was an advocate of a different policy?...
政府中有没有哪位高层人物支持采取不同政策？
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ADJ 先进的;高级的;复杂的
You can use high to describe something that is advanced or complex.Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.
安娜和我对巨额融资都不感兴趣。
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ADV-GRADED 向高的目标（努力）
If you aim high, you try to obtain or to achieve the best that you can.You should not be afraid to aim high in the quest for an improvement in your income...
想让自己的收入有所提高时，你应该敢于给自己设定高的目标。
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ADJ-GRADED （声望、评价）高的
If someone has a high reputation, or people have a high opinion of them, people think they are very good in some way, for example at their work.She has always had a high reputation for her excellent short stories...
她一直因其优秀的短篇小说享有很高的声望。
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ADJ-GRADED （质量、标准）高的
If the quality or standard of something is high, it is very good indeed.This is high quality stuff...
这东西质量很好。
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ADJ-GRADED 崇高的;高尚的
If someone has high principles, they are morally good.He was a man of the highest principles.
他是个道德崇高的人。
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ADJ-GRADED （音调）高而尖的，高的
A high sound or voice is close to the top of a particular range of notes.Her high voice really irritated Maria.
她的尖嗓门实在让玛丽亚很恼火。
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ADJ-GRADED （河流）水位高的
When a river is high, it contains much more water than usual.The waters of the Yangtze River are dangerously high for the time of year.
长江的水位每年这个时候都处于危险的高位。
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ADJ-GRADED 兴奋的;兴高采烈的
If your spirits are high, you feel happy and excited.Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.
她很兴奋，因为再过几分钟而不是几小时后就有希望见到尼克了。
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ADJ 喝醉了的;（吸毒后）极度兴奋的
If someone is high on drink or drugs, they are affected by the alcoholic drink or drugs they have taken.He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.
他吸毒酗酒后处于极度兴奋状态，已经记不得他们了。
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N-COUNT 兴奋;高兴
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PHRASE 上级;上面
If you say that something came from on high, you mean that it came from a person or place of great authority.Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week.
上面下了命令，本周要格外小心。
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PHRASE 陷入困境
If you say that you were left high and dry, you are emphasizing that you were left in a difficult situation and were unable to do anything about it.Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.
较有名气的学校将会收到如潮水涌至般的申请，而差一些的学校则会陷入招生困境。
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PHRASE 起起落落;快乐和痛苦;成功和失败
If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times. -
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PHRASE 到处;各处
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in high dudgeon→ see:dudgeon
noun
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- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- Synonym: high gear
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- a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
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- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- he goes to the neighborhood highschool
- Synonym: senior high school senior high highschool high school
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- a high place
- they stood on high and observed the countryside
- he doesn't like heights
- Synonym: heights
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- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
- they took drugs to get a high on
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- a state of sustained elation
- I'm on a permanent high these days
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- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
adj
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- happy and excited and energetic
- Synonym: in high spirits
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- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- Synonym: mellow
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- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- Synonym: gamey gamy
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- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
- a high mountain
- high ceilings
- high buildings
- a high forehead
- a high incline
- a foot high
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- greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- a high temperature
- a high price
- the high point of his career
- high risks
- has high hopes
- the river is high
- he has a high opinion of himself
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- used of sounds and voices;high in pitch or frequency
- Synonym: high-pitched
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- standing above others in quality or position
- people in high places
- the high priest
- eminent members of the community
- Synonym: eminent
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- at a great altitude
- he climbed high on the ladder
- Synonym: high up
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- far up toward the source
- he lives high up the river
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- in or to a high position, amount, or degree
- prices have gone up far too high
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- in a rich manner
- he lives high
- Synonym: richly luxuriously
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People in this country enjoy a high standard of living .
这个国家的人民享有很高的生活水平。
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You did well to sell when the price was high .
你在价钱高的时候出售，真明智。
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The cost in terms of human life was high .
付出了很大的生命代价。
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It 's about this high .
大约有这么高。
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In our company , quality is high on the agenda .
我们公司高度重视质量。
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The job brings with it status and a high income .
担任这一职务既有显贵的地位又有丰厚的收入。
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This issue has had a high profile in recent months .
近几个月来，这个议题一直是关注的焦点。
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She 's quite high up in the management hierarchy .
她位居管理层要职。
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Any high school student could tell you the answer .
随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。
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Tests have shown high levels of pollutants in the water .
测试显示水中污染物质的含量很高。
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He was on a real high after winning the competition .
他赢了那场比赛后高兴极了。
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I was determined to go , come hell or high water .
我决心要去，无论有什么困难。
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She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank .
她不习惯和社会地位很高的人搅和在一起。
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There has been a high uptake of the free training .
免费培训有很多人参加。
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Way to go ! High five !
好样的！祝贺！
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Her work has been of a consistently high standard .
她的工作一直是高水准的。
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High blood pressure is a common accompaniment to this disease .
这种病通常伴随有高血压。
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All the materials used were of the highest grade .
使用的材料全是优质品。
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They set high standards of customer service .
他们制订了严格的客户服务标准。
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The expansion of higher education should be a powerful force for change .
高等教育的发展对变革应该是一个强大的推动力。
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Water is forced through the pipes at high pressure .
水在高压下流过水管。
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The hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service .
这家旅馆提供高标准的舒适享受和优质服务。
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She is held in high regard by her students .
学生对她评价很高。
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Prices are expected to rise even higher this year .
预计今年的价格将涨得更高。
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It was the high point of the evening .
那是晚会最精彩的部分。
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High interest rates are a brake on the economy .
高利率阻碍了经济发展。
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The book will be invaluable for students in higher education .
这本书对于高校学生将有重大价值。
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Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures .
新型塑料能承受很高和很低的温度。
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Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety .
有些住院病人十分焦虑不安。
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The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline .
这所学校因纪律严格而名闻遐迩。
可用于具体或抽象的事物，指山、建筑物等本身高出地面之上的，但不用于人；也可指程度、地位、声音等高的。
On the top of the hill there is a pagoda about seven stories high.
山顶上有一座约7层楼高的宝塔。
High hills surround the valley.
高山环绕峡谷。
He has a high position in the government.
他在政府身居高位。
指外观宏伟壮丽的，通常用于形容山、建筑物等，也常引申表示“高尚的”（含褒义）或“高傲的”（含贬义）。
The lofty pagoda stands like a giant at the top of the mountain.
巍巍宝塔如巨人般屹立在山巅。
He has lofty ideals about life.
他对人生抱有崇高的理想。
People dislike her because of her lofty airs.
她傲慢的样子让人厌恶。
形容由底到顶的长度，可用于人或无生命的东西。
He is a handsome tall young man.
他是个英俊而高大的男青年。
A tall poplar tree once stood there.
该处曾有一棵高大的白杨树。
This tall building towers above all the others.
这座高楼高于其他所有的建筑。
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